I don't know about you but I seem to be reading about the credit crunch and the problems it is causing on a daily basis. So much so, I have now been collecting tips to help people get through it and thought I would also pass the tips onto other back pain sufferers. It's easy for people who work full time to cut back on certain things but it's quite difficult for us back pain sufferers who don't work to save on anything. Sooooooo here's my first top tips which I hope will help you a little.
1. Buy, buy and buy everything online using cash back sites of which there are many - I will cover this more deeply in another post but one good one to start with is www.free-stuff.co.uk
2. When you buy your supermarket shopping do a comparison on line with www.mysupermarket.com who will work out the cheapest option for you. They also keep your shopping list for the next time you log on.
3. Make sure you don't buy anything over the phone by enlisting to the Telephone Preference Service - phone 0845 070707 or visit www.tpsonline.org.uk
4. Hold a swap clothing party at home with your friends - more hands make less work getting your family and friends to go through your wardrobe for you and swapping with others.
5. Take up knitting and sewing to make your own clothes or items that you could sell on ebay.
6. Keep a fishbowl in a handy place to put all your (and others) loose change into it and make your pennies into pounds for Christmas.
7. Save one tin of food or anything else that has a long sell by date once a week then you can soon make up a hamper for a Christmas or Birthday present, saving you time going round shopping for one.
8.Mix your own brand products with more expensive brands to make them go further, for example, washing powder, dishwasher powder, rinsead, shampoo, fabric softener, the list in endless and I bet you have some bits left in nearly every cupboard.
9. Fill your ice-cube trays with left over wine for your recipes and freeeze concentrated chicken and beef stock in lollipop trays.
10. Rent out part of your garden as an allotment space which will mean less work for you to do in the garden and possibly cheaper vegetables as well as earning a bit at the same time.
Well, that's my first top ten tips. I will be back soon with some more for you and I will take time really looking into the cash back sites and vouchers available on so many sites on the internet. If you have any tips please let me know, the more the merrier.
